3 Amendments of Maria BADIA i CUTCHET related to 2012/0297(COD)
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) The protection thresholds for petroleum and natural gas set out in Annex I to Directive 2011/92/EU do not take into consideration the specific case of daily production levels of non-conventional fossil fuels, which are sometimes very variable and lower, obtained using extraction methods that are particularly harsh on the environment, such as hydraulic fracturing. Consequently, and notwithstanding their environmental impact, projects relating to these fossil fuels should be subject to a mandatory impact assessment under Annex I of this Directive, irrespective of the amounts extracted.
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point -1 (new)
Annex – point -1 (new)
Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex I – point 14 a (new)
Annex I – point 14 a (new)
(-1) In Annex I, the following point 14a is added: "(14a) Exploration, evaluation, hydraulic fracturing and extraction of petroleum and/or natural gas trapped in gas-bearing strata of shale or in other sedimentary rock formations of equal or lesser permeability and porosity, regardless of the amount extracted ."
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point -1 b (new)
Annex – point -1 b (new)
Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex I – point 20
Annex I – point 20
(-1b) In Annex I, point 20 is replaced by the following: "20. Construction, modification or extension of overhead, underground or combined overhead and underground electrical power lines, and/or upgrading of such lines of a voltage that is 220 kV or more and of a length of more than 15 km, and construction and/or modification of their related substations (current transformer stations, current converter stations and current distributor stations of the auto-underground type and vice-versa).”